Politics

About this course

Politics is the discipline that examines how power is organised, contested, and exercised in human societies, and why political outcomes take the forms they do. It asks what democracy actually means when you look closely at how elections work, how parties compete, and how ordinary citizens relate to political institutions. It investigates why some countries are governed differently from others, how international order is maintained or disrupted, and what concepts such as justice, freedom, and rights mean when they are tested in practice. Far from being confined to the news cycle, political science teaches you to identify the deeper patterns and structures beneath the surface of current events. At the University of Lincoln, this three-year, full-time degree takes you beyond the headlines, examining US politics, Middle Eastern affairs, British political institutions, and the theoretical f

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 80% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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